# 1994 FORD RANGER — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `630080` · 2007-07-10 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** RANGER
- **Year:** 1994
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
## Narrative
1994 FORD RANGER STARTED UP ON IT'S OWN WHEN GETTING A JUMP. CLUTCH SHIFT OUT OF PARK INTO REVERSE  WENT ACROSS THE STREET HIT A FENCE POST, SCRAPED CAR BUMPERS AND A TELEPHONE POLE**SB  THE CONSUMER STATED HE TRIED TO START THE VEHICLE AND THOUGHT THE BATTERY WAS DEAD, HOOKED THE JUMPER CABLES TO THE VEHICLE WENT INSIDE AND CAME BACK OUT TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. WHILE THE VEHICLE  WAS, OFF IT STARTED AND JUMPED INTO GEAR STRUCK NEIGHBOR'S VEHICLE AND THEN THE TELEPHONE POLE. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED ILLINOIS MOTORIST REPORT. *TR
---
*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*